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The new Epic 8 - does anyone have?

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flag Joshy285
Posted: Jan 20, 2025 at 7:46 Quote
I'm hopefully soon be taking arrival of an Epic 8 Expert. My first new mtb in many years. Am pretty excited.

Does anyone else here own one?
flag ramymcc22
Posted: Jan 24, 2025 at 0:22 Quote
No, but Iv my eye on one. Had a 22 epic evo and loved it
flag stevecaughlin
Posted: Jun 3, 2025 at 8:17 Quote
Joshy285 wrote:
I'm hopefully soon be taking arrival of an Epic 8 Expert. My first new mtb in many years. Am pretty excited.

Does anyone else here own one?


Did you end up getting the Expert? How do you like it and what size did you get?

I'm getting ready to get the same model (I think).
flag lloydrm
Posted: Oct 12, 2025 at 6:59 Quote
I got an epic 8 evo frame size large. Moved all the parts from my old bike, minus a pike fork. Love the bike. Awesome everywhere.
flag 280driver
Posted: Mar 13, 2026 at 14:25 Quote
I bought a new Epic 8 EVO a couple weeks ago. I absolutely love it. Geo is way different than my old Yeti but I got comfy after about 2 rides. Rear suspension is probably the biggest surprise as it’s super plush but it holds-up really well on climbs. This is my 6th Epic and it’s the best by far.
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flag Vaughn4GGy7t
Posted: Mar 30, 2026 at 3:22 Quote
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I just bought a demo 2026 Epic 8 Expert from local store last week
Nice bike, light and fast!

https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/29505320/
flag 280driver
Posted: Jun 15, 2026 at 13:42 Quote
I’ve been riding my Evo with the flip chip in the low position for the past 6 months. We have tight trails in my area so I moved it to the high position and had my first ride today. It actually makes a noticeable difference. The bike really likes to hold/hug high speed turns now whereas I would have to do minor line corrections in the low position. I have zero complaints about this bike and now it’s even better (for me).
flag trailcrafted
Posted: Jun 16, 2026 at 7:42 Quote
280driver wrote:
I’ve been riding the bike with the flip chip in the low position for the past 6 months. We have tight trails in my area so I moved it to the high position and had my first ride today. It actually makes a noticeable difference. The bike really likes to hold/hug high speed turns now whereas I would have to do minor line corrections in the low position. I have zero complaints about this bike and now it’s even better (for me).

I went the opposite direction and ended up back in the high setting too.

The low setting felt good when things got really rough, but the high setting just makes the bike feel sharper and more precise, especially on tighter trails. It's one of those changes that looks tiny on paper but is surprisingly noticeable on the trail.
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